Five Big 12 hoopsters to watch this upcoming season

Here is the fifth installment of the "Players to Watch" series, featuring the Big 12 Conference.

District 5 will be competitive

   With Pretty Prairies a favorite to win this district the real dogfight would appear to be for the second playoff spot, with Macksville and Kiowa County likely to battle to be the second team out of District 5 to play in November.

Ducks Unlimited to hold meeting here Sept 17

 

   Ducks Unlimited will be holding a volunteer information meeting in Greensburg on Sept 17 at the Green Bean.

KVA releases preseason volleyball rankings

Preseason rankings in high school volleyball for Kansas were released Wednesday by the KVA.

Brown denied release, can start practice as redshirt at KSU

Bryce Brown will join the Wildcats as a member of the football team today.

Favre soap opera a racial double standard?

 

When a black quarterback wins three MVP awards and a Super Bowl, then let’s compare the way the media treats him to the way Favre is treated.

K-State picked by some as Final Four team

 

In the end, there's very little reason to doubt that Kansas State is a Final Four team.

Brown to enroll at KSU

Bryce Brown will enroll at Kansas State University.

Does Greinke want out of KC?

Zack Greinke isn’t sure he wants to endure the growing pains he knows are coming as the Royals gear up for another youth-based rebuilding plan.

Mystery of purple deer droppings solved

"Those goofy deer are either on steroids or taking drugs," my friend Jim said, as he looked at the purple deer droppings. He'd never before seen purple-colored deer pellets; normal deer excrement was brown.

Six reasons to play golf


Golf is a strange game, particularly, to those who don’t understand it. One must ask why so many people want so desperately to play the game as often as possible.  With a little thought, at least six reasons emerge for this.

Mavericks break camp after solid summer of preparation

 

     "I’ve seen some college teams use this type of motion but we’ve tweaked it to make it our own.  It will give our quarterbacks some more time and help out our offensive linemen.  We’ll be in shotgun most of the time.  That can be a little more dangerous, but it’s also what makes us dangerous."...Clint Young on the Mavericks offensive prospects for 2010

Cavaliers owner blasts James

In an open letter to Cleveland Cavaliers fans, the NBA team's majority owner, Dan Gilbert, lambasts his former superstart after his televised decision to sign with the Miami Heat.

Legacy of GHS discus record holder lives on

Three of Kurt Neelly sons are excelling in the same field event for which he is remembered in Greensburg.  Only difference is they're doing it in Illinois.

Kiowa County Football Summer Blog...

Gains in weight lifting, competitive workouts, defensive and offensive schemes taking hold...What's not to like so far in the first summer of Kiowa County Mavericks football?

KSU AD comments on state of Big 12

Currie

Kiowa County Football Summer Blog...

A upclose look at the Maverick offense gives multiple reasons for optimism for 2010.

Hogs and Irish to Big 12 more than a dream?

Is there still a chance Arkansas and ND could find their way into the Big 12?  Stranger things have happened.

NCAA hoops preseason picks

   With the recent hoopla over conference realignment taking center stage, how about a break to look far ahead to next season's college hoops?  Yes, Dick Vitale's about as endearing a TV presence as a late-night infomercial huckster, but here's his pre-season picks nonethelss.  (Big 12 teams in bold.)

Kiowa County Football Summer Blog...

The inaugural season of Kiowa County Mavericks football continues to gain momentum.


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